Harry Reid moves from Syria to energy

The Senate formally moved away from a resolution to authorize a military strike against Syria on Wednesday afternoon, pausing to await diplomatic negotiations on removing chemical weapons from the nation.

“Congress stands ready to return to that Syria resolution to give the president the authority to hold the Assad regime accountable for the pain, suffering and death that he caused with those chemical weapons,” Reid said Wednesday afternoon.

While the Senate works on the energy bill written by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman, a group of senators including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will continue to work an alternate resolution to the 90-day limited strike drafted last week by the Senate Foreign Relations bill, in case it’s needed.